Alaska Statutes.
Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums
Chapter 43. Financial Aid Programs For Postsecondary Students
Section 250. Declaration of Purpose.
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AS 14.43.250. Declaration of Purpose.

   (a) The legislature may pay tribute to the memory of Alaskans who, by the example of their lives, or by their distinguished contribution and service to this state, their community or their profession, exemplified the best that is the challenge of "The Great Land" by the creation of memorial education loans as a part of a general memorial education revolving loan fund, setting out the purpose for which each is created, and the conditions applicable to each loan.
   (b) The purposes of the several memorial education loan accounts in the memorial education revolving loan fund are as follows:
        (1) the Michael Murphy memorial education loan perpetuates the memory of Michael Murphy, a member of the Alaska State Troopers, who, while on leave from that division, gave his life for his adopted country in Vietnam on May 22, 1968;
        (2) the Carroll L. "Butch" Swartz memorial education loan perpetuates the memory of Carroll L. "Butch" Swartz, of Juneau, who was a student intern with the Criminal Justice Planning Agency and the Governor's Commission on the Administration of Justice during the summer months of 1972 and 1973 and whose accidental and untimely death in November 1973 occurred while completing his undergraduate education at Yale University, thus never realizing his educational goals or career objective;
        (3) the Harvey Golub memorial education loan perpetuates the memory of Harvey Golub, of Juneau, who was chief engineer of the bridge design section of the Department of Highways of the State of Alaska and whose accidental and untimely death September 13, 1971, cut short a widely-respected career in civil engineering;
        (4) the Robert L. Thomas memorial education loan perpetuates the memory of Robert L. Thomas, of Juneau, who as Deputy Commissioner of Education, and for 13 years as a member of the professional staff of that department contributed significantly to the creation, operation, and administration of a sound system of public education in Alaska and whose tragic and untimely death March 12, 1974, terminated a distinguished career in education and public administration that long will be exemplary for those who aspire to service in that profession;
        (5) the A.W. (Winn) Brindle memorial education loan perpetuates the memory of A.W. (Winn) Brindle, who was the president of the Wards Cove Packing Company and Columbia-Wards Fisheries and whose death July 4, 1977, terminated a distinguished career dedicated to the development of the Alaska seafood industry; and
        (6) the Nick Begich memorial education loan perpetuates the memory of Nick Begich, teacher and school superintendent at Fort Richardson, father of the Alaska kindergarten program, state senator, and member of the United States House of Representatives, whose accidental and untimely death in October of 1972 cut short a productive and distinguished career in education and public service.

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